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relations with pakistan. relations were strained after the raid that killed osama bin laden and senator john kerry is just back from pakistan where he tried to bolster ties with islamabad in the war on terror. the crew of "endeavour" checked the heat shield to ensure there was no damage from monday's launch. wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords picked this morning's wake-up song "beautiful day" by u2 for mark kelly, her husband. "endeavour" docks at the space station tomorrow. and in norway, the olympics of facial hair. 200 men from 15 countries competed for best in beard and mustache honors. >> whoa! >> 70 americans were among the competitors. the u.s. took home six gold medals. germany took home seven. a german also won the overall winner. >> oh, my goodness. how much product is in that thing. >> jealous? >> i am. to those of us who are folcally challenged, man. >> that's a lot of mustache wax. >> my dad would have a mustache with food on it. dad, you have to clean your mustache. no, i'm just saving it
relations with pakistan. relations were strained after the raid that killed osama bin laden and senator john kerry is just back from pakistan where he tried to bolster ties with islamabad in the war on terror. the crew of "endeavour" checked the heat shield to ensure there was no damage from monday's launch. wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords picked this morning's wake-up song "beautiful day" by u2 for mark kelly, her husband. "endeavour" docks at the space...
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mentioned, still more new details emerging about the daring raid that took down osama bin laden in pakistan on sunday. nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski has been following the story. he's joining us now with the latest. fwro good morning again. >> reporter: good morning. we are getting remarkable insight into the last-minute plans of the operation and president obama's priorities. first to protect the navy s.e.a.l.s and other special operations forces. second to get osama bin laden. the white house released photos of the nail-biting tension as the president and his national security team watch live video of the u.s. military attack on bin laden's compound. >> the minutes passed like days. the president was very concerned about the security of our personnel. >> reporter: 40 minutes into the operation, it was over and osama bin laden was dead. for a successful killer capture, the code word was "geronimo" but on the ground they transmitted, for god and country, geronimo, geronimo. from the beginning the u.s. operation was aimed more at killing, not capturing bin laden. bin laden's co
mentioned, still more new details emerging about the daring raid that took down osama bin laden in pakistan on sunday. nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski has been following the story. he's joining us now with the latest. fwro good morning again. >> reporter: good morning. we are getting remarkable insight into the last-minute plans of the operation and president obama's priorities. first to protect the navy s.e.a.l.s and other special operations forces. second to get osama bin...
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weinstein is neck deep in american aid to pakistan since the 1970s. then there is a serious list of demands. >> an impossible list. they want the united states to stop all drone strikes in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen, somalia, gaza. they want the release of all al qaeda and taliban prisoners. it is interesting that they are asking for both, clearly linking the two groups together. it's almost like him saying, come get me, i'm in pakistan. >> they want guantanamo empty. >> and the release of obdar rahman who is in prison for the world trade center bombings. >> powerful winds are hammering the west again but nothing like the gusts felt on thursday. those winds caused widespread damage, especially in california. nbc's miguel almaguer is in pasadena for us this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. this area was pounded by winds for days. take a look at a this 60-year-old tree. neighbors say it was snapped in seconds and toppled over. much of the area is without power while they assess the damage. in los angeles county
weinstein is neck deep in american aid to pakistan since the 1970s. then there is a serious list of demands. >> an impossible list. they want the united states to stop all drone strikes in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen, somalia, gaza. they want the release of all al qaeda and taliban prisoners. it is interesting that they are asking for both, clearly linking the two groups together. it's almost like him saying, come get me, i'm in pakistan. >> they want guantanamo empty. >> and...
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obviously pakistan is a counter terrorism partner. everyone knows pakistan had trouble with extremism within some of the military and intelligence forces. president mousharef launched a kind of reform, even purgele of some of the institutions. it is no secret there were sympathizers within those institutions. it's always a delicate matter with pakistan as to how much information really is warranted and how much information will be protected. but i take the president at his word. i take secretary clinton at her word that the pakistanis were important in cooperating on this mission. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice. always nice to see you. thank you very much for your time. >> nice to see you, too, matt. >> here's meredith. >> nbc's reporter is near abbottabad near the compound where osama bin laden was killed. what did you see? >> reporter: good morning, meredith. we haven't been able to go much further with this camera but we have been filming all morning. the house is about 500 yards down this dirt track in an area still
obviously pakistan is a counter terrorism partner. everyone knows pakistan had trouble with extremism within some of the military and intelligence forces. president mousharef launched a kind of reform, even purgele of some of the institutions. it is no secret there were sympathizers within those institutions. it's always a delicate matter with pakistan as to how much information really is warranted and how much information will be protected. but i take the president at his word. i take...
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they are investigating the raid that killed the al qaeda leader and heightened tensions between pakistan and the united states. >>> jury selection begins today in federal court in washington, d.c. in the trial of pitching great roger clemens, accused of lying to congress in 2008, saying he never used performa e performance-enhancing drugs during his 23-season career. >>> a body found in a creek is not missing indiana university student lauren spiere referen s. it is not yet identified, but it definitely not spierer. >>> with the shuttle program about to come to an end, guess who these are tough times for? john glenn, first american to orbit the earth. we heard tough talk from him on what this era means. that, and more, when we see you tonight. natalie, back to up. >>> a look at what's trending today. a quick roundup of what has you talking online. web traffic surged tuesday as the casey anthony verdict was read. news websites saw a jump of 2 million views per minute to 3.3 million views per minute. meantime, kim kardashian sending her shocked tweet about the acquittal. others shot back a
they are investigating the raid that killed the al qaeda leader and heightened tensions between pakistan and the united states. >>> jury selection begins today in federal court in washington, d.c. in the trial of pitching great roger clemens, accused of lying to congress in 2008, saying he never used performa e performance-enhancing drugs during his 23-season career. >>> a body found in a creek is not missing indiana university student lauren spiere referen s. it is not yet...
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raid that killed the al qaeda leader and heightened tensions between pakistan and the united states. >>> jury selection begins today in federal court in washington, d.c. in the trial of pitching great roger clemens. he's accused of lying to congress in 2008 saying he never used performance enhancing drugs, including steroids, during his 23-season career. >>> a body found in an indianapolis creek is not missing indiana university student lauren spierer who disappeared last month. the county coroner says that while the body has yet to be identified, it is definitely not that of spierer. >>> now here's brian williams with what's coming up tonight on nbc "nightly news." >> coming up tonight, with the shuttle program about to come to an end, guess who these are tough times for? john glenn, first american to orbit the earth. we spent some time with him. some tough talk with him about what this era means. that and more when we see you tonight. >>> now for a look at what's trending today. a quick round-up of what has you talking online. web traffic surged tuesday as the casey anthony verdict
raid that killed the al qaeda leader and heightened tensions between pakistan and the united states. >>> jury selection begins today in federal court in washington, d.c. in the trial of pitching great roger clemens. he's accused of lying to congress in 2008 saying he never used performance enhancing drugs, including steroids, during his 23-season career. >>> a body found in an indianapolis creek is not missing indiana university student lauren spierer who disappeared last...
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weinstein was kidnapped in lahore, pakistan, last august. he was getting ready to leave the country, and he was about to have a going-away party, and there are many people in pakistan that believe this was an inside job, that his driver or one of the security guards tipped them off. >> all right. richard, thank you very much. >>> the u.s. military handled over camp victory in baghdad to the iraqi government this morning. the former palace compound built by saddam hussein became the military headquarters throughout the war in iraq. it is now under the authority of the iraqi government as part of the effort to move troops out by year's end. >>> the senate has blocked obama's plan for a tax cut which would have taxed wealthier americans to pay for the extension. a centerpiece of the jobs plan. in a rare move that broke party lines, more than half of senate republicans also voted to axe a competing alternative plan by mitch mcconnell. capitol hill is demanding information from carrier iq. the software program discovered to be hidden in smartphon
weinstein was kidnapped in lahore, pakistan, last august. he was getting ready to leave the country, and he was about to have a going-away party, and there are many people in pakistan that believe this was an inside job, that his driver or one of the security guards tipped them off. >> all right. richard, thank you very much. >>> the u.s. military handled over camp victory in baghdad to the iraqi government this morning. the former palace compound built by saddam hussein became...
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davis, our diplomat in pakistan. we've got a very simple principle here that every country in the world that is party to the vienna convention on diplomatic relations has upheld in the past and should uphold in the future. that is if our diplomats are in another country then they are not subject to that country's local prosecution. we respect it with respect to diplomats who are here. we expect pakistan that is a signatory and recognized mr. davis as a diplomat, to abide by this same convention. the reason this is an important principle is if it starts being fair game on our ambassadors around the world, including in dangerous places, where we may have differences with those governments and our ambassadors are various embassy personnel are having to deliver tough messages to countries where we disagree with them on "x," "y," "z," they start to be vulnerable to prosecution locally, that is untenable. that means they can't do their job. we respect these conventions and every country should as well. we will continue to
davis, our diplomat in pakistan. we've got a very simple principle here that every country in the world that is party to the vienna convention on diplomatic relations has upheld in the past and should uphold in the future. that is if our diplomats are in another country then they are not subject to that country's local prosecution. we respect it with respect to diplomats who are here. we expect pakistan that is a signatory and recognized mr. davis as a diplomat, to abide by this same...
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more protests in pakistan as crowds call for the death of raymond davis, the american held in pakistan after shooting two pakistani men in what american officials say was a botched robbery attempt. the u.s. has maintained davis is a u.s. embassy employee with diplomatic immunity. arousing suspicions he was arrested with a handgun and other equipment. now it turns out davis works for the cia. possibly as a contractor. the new york times says part of a team conducting surveillance as militant groups in pakistan. u.s. officials deny it to say he's a security officer. officials say it doesn't matter where he works, that pakistan accepted him as a diplomat, protecting him from prosecution. once he's notified, end of story. p.j. crowley would not comment about the cia connection saying davis is a member of the administrative and technical staff at the embassy and enjoys full diplomatic immunity. >> this relatively small issue could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. and sets back relations between the united states and this important country. >> reporter: davis's fate is complicated
more protests in pakistan as crowds call for the death of raymond davis, the american held in pakistan after shooting two pakistani men in what american officials say was a botched robbery attempt. the u.s. has maintained davis is a u.s. embassy employee with diplomatic immunity. arousing suspicions he was arrested with a handgun and other equipment. now it turns out davis works for the cia. possibly as a contractor. the new york times says part of a team conducting surveillance as militant...
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police now believe she may have run away from home to escape an arranged marriage in pakistan. kristen welker is in apple valley, california, with details on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 13-year-old jesse bender was found with a family member inside this motel on wednesday. they say jesse is safe and sound but now her parents are under the microscope. it started last tuesday when 13-year-old jesse bender disappeared from her home in hysperia, california. her mother called police and told them she was afraid her daughter had run off with someone she'd met on facebook. >> i was learning she was talking to a lot of older guys on the computer and i didn't like it. >> reporter: fearing the teen was with an internet predator law enforcement launched a search. >> all of the law enforcement agencies were advised. the united states marshall's office, the fbi. >> reporter: after eight days detectives say the investigation led them to this motel in apple valley, 20 minutes from her house. police say inside they found jessie with a family member. >> she had shared th
police now believe she may have run away from home to escape an arranged marriage in pakistan. kristen welker is in apple valley, california, with details on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 13-year-old jesse bender was found with a family member inside this motel on wednesday. they say jesse is safe and sound but now her parents are under the microscope. it started last tuesday when 13-year-old jesse bender disappeared from her home in hysperia, california. her mother...
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military aid to pakistan. u.s. slammed pakistan's reluctance to fight afghan militants along its border. >>> a government accountability report released today finds the system for detecting medicaid and medicare fraud are inadequate and underused. billion of dollars and claims are paid out each year, according to the report. >>> final spacewalk of the nasa era is conducted today. it won't be conducted by atlanta's astronauts. two space station residents will execute the walk to retrieve a broken pump. meantime, the landing plan for the "atlantis" has changed. it will now touchdown in the predawn hours of july 21st at the kennedy space center. >>> meantime, all eyes are going to be on sergeant scott moore at the marine corps ball this november when he shows up with movie star mila kunis on his arm. he asked her to the ball on youtube. take a look. >> hey, mila. sergeant moore. you can call me scott. i just want to take a moment out of my day to ask you to the marine corps ball in november in north carolina. yours tr
military aid to pakistan. u.s. slammed pakistan's reluctance to fight afghan militants along its border. >>> a government accountability report released today finds the system for detecting medicaid and medicare fraud are inadequate and underused. billion of dollars and claims are paid out each year, according to the report. >>> final spacewalk of the nasa era is conducted today. it won't be conducted by atlanta's astronauts. two space station residents will execute the walk...
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he's been the hero of the movement to educate girls in afghanistan and pakistan. soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to the charity. mike mullen traveled with him and tells the story of the dramatic attempt to climb k-2 and the pledge to his rescuers. >> he looked for a way to repay his rescuers and realized what they wanted and needed most was a school. >> reporter: it is a story mortonsen told again to natalie morales on "today.." >> coming off the mountain i stumbled into a village and saw 78 children sitting in the dirt writing with sticks in the sand. i promised to build a school. >> reporter: as "60 minutes" reported he didn't hear of the village until his second visit a year after the climb. he was not kidnapped by the taliban. he did build schools but critics say not as many as he claimed. author john krakauer donated to the charity until he got suspicion writing, he's lied about the deeds he's done, the people he met, the number of schools he built. a watchdog group says
he's been the hero of the movement to educate girls in afghanistan and pakistan. soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to the charity. mike mullen traveled with him and tells the story of the dramatic attempt to climb k-2 and the pledge to his rescuers. >> he looked for a way to repay his rescuers and realized what they wanted and needed most was a school. >> reporter: it is a story mortonsen told...
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in the audiotape presumably recorded in pakistan, bin laden hails this year's revolts that toppled regimes in egypt and threatened million dollarset east leaders from libya to yemen. we watched this historical event and share in your delight. congratulations on your victories that was apparently osama bin laden's. osama bin laden may have been trying to jump on the bandwagon of the popular revolutions and make himself more relevant. al qaeda had no part in the arab revolt which had been largely secular. in the audiotape bin laden encourages muslims to transform their street protests into an islamic revolution. there was a great rare and historic opportunity to raise the muslim world and be lip rated from enslavement to the wishes of rulers and manmade law in the western domination, he said. take advantage of it and destroy the idols and statues and establish justice and faith but the arab leaders are showing little interest. the audiotape was broadcast on al jazeera, but only 20 minutes into its programming. the news wasn't followed by analysts or guests. for most people in the middle east
in the audiotape presumably recorded in pakistan, bin laden hails this year's revolts that toppled regimes in egypt and threatened million dollarset east leaders from libya to yemen. we watched this historical event and share in your delight. congratulations on your victories that was apparently osama bin laden's. osama bin laden may have been trying to jump on the bandwagon of the popular revolutions and make himself more relevant. al qaeda had no part in the arab revolt which had been largely...
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detailed reporting of an exactly what happened a that night when navy s.e.a.ls stormed the compound in pakistan. the s.e.a.ls covert operation lasted just about 38 adrenaline-fueled minutes. the new yorker's spoke to numerous specialized forces involved with the raid. this is a perfect story of a near miss, dramatic heroism and ultimately the award on terrorist crowning success. the target, the world's top terrorist, osama bin laden. on the night of may 1st, a pair of black how long helicopters, including the one that crashed, unloaded 23 s.e.a.l.s, a pakistani translator and a dog named cairo at bin laden's secret hideout. >> he just told them there's a security operation going on behind these walls. go back to your homes and turn your lights off. >> turn your lights off. >> that's it. people did that. they had no reason to think they were talking to an american. >> reporter: according to the military forces, the fields with each carrying a booklet of photos and description of who to expect inside, first killed the cu courier near the guest house and then inside the home. >> the first floor to
detailed reporting of an exactly what happened a that night when navy s.e.a.ls stormed the compound in pakistan. the s.e.a.ls covert operation lasted just about 38 adrenaline-fueled minutes. the new yorker's spoke to numerous specialized forces involved with the raid. this is a perfect story of a near miss, dramatic heroism and ultimately the award on terrorist crowning success. the target, the world's top terrorist, osama bin laden. on the night of may 1st, a pair of black how long...
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. >>> this morning a car bomb killed 20 and wounded more than 100 at a gas station in pakistan. the attack was in a town which is usually nonviolent. >>> president obama is nominating gary locke as ambassador to china. carnival season reaches its peak today. parties and parades will take over the stereets of new orlean until midnight tonight when ash wednesday is a time for prayer before easter. >>> and a coproducer's 15-month-old daughter posing for a picture dropped the oscar on a concrete floor. it was rushed to the academy for treatment because it turns out there is an oscar hospital. so the dented statue has been replaced. it is now three minutes past 8:00. now back outside to matt and meredith. >> what did you say? >> i said those are big -- beads. >> yes, they are. >> very nice. >> let's go to mr. roker. >> i have already collected a huge assortment of beads and have taken them to my dressing of beads. hey, you want to say hi to your friend in new hope, mississippi? >> hey guys, hope you're watching this. >> there you go. that's a good message my friend. what's your young
. >>> this morning a car bomb killed 20 and wounded more than 100 at a gas station in pakistan. the attack was in a town which is usually nonviolent. >>> president obama is nominating gary locke as ambassador to china. carnival season reaches its peak today. parties and parades will take over the stereets of new orlean until midnight tonight when ash wednesday is a time for prayer before easter. >>> and a coproducer's 15-month-old daughter posing for a picture dropped...
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new information emerging that the american held on murder charges in pakistan is a cia contractor. the u.s. has been pushing for the release of raymond davis on grounds that he has diplomatic immunity. and star basketball player carmelo anthony will be coming to play for the knicks as part of a sweeping nine-player exchange. >>> also perhaps the best birthday present possible for mark kelly. a happy birthday tweet from his wife, wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she posted a picture of the cake featuring the astronaut birthday boy. it's now 7:18. back to meredith, willie and al. that's sweet. >> happy birthday to him and his twin brother. >> good morning, mr. roker. >> good morning. pittsburgh picked up eight inches of snow. that's about the worst of it. some areas >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. here are some of the snow totals from the overnight snowstorm. generally an inch or less in washington and across most of virginia. maryland, generally an inch to three inches closer to washington. up near the pennsylvania border, four to six inches. right now it's
new information emerging that the american held on murder charges in pakistan is a cia contractor. the u.s. has been pushing for the release of raymond davis on grounds that he has diplomatic immunity. and star basketball player carmelo anthony will be coming to play for the knicks as part of a sweeping nine-player exchange. >>> also perhaps the best birthday present possible for mark kelly. a happy birthday tweet from his wife, wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she posted a...
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pakistan's minority affairs minister was killed this morning in islamabad. he's a member of the christian minority and had recently called for the national law to be changed. the u.s. government will likely stay open for business after the senate votes today on $4 billion in spending cuts. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins us now with more on the story. hey, kelly. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. congress did buy itself more time. another two weeks to keep the government's operations going and bills paid. the gop-led house passed the extension with the $4 billion in cuts because they came from a list of presidents that he could go along with. so more than a hundred house democrats were on board and that put pressure on the senate. today they say they will pass it quickly and senate democrats say they have to get on board, too. the problem is this is a short-term fix and congress has to figure out a way to come up with a longer-term set of deep cuts. that means a sequel to this budget showdown in a couple of weeks. ann? >> k
pakistan's minority affairs minister was killed this morning in islamabad. he's a member of the christian minority and had recently called for the national law to be changed. the u.s. government will likely stay open for business after the senate votes today on $4 billion in spending cuts. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins us now with more on the story. hey, kelly. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. congress did buy itself more time. another two weeks to...
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you were recently in pakistan speaking to your counterparts there. what was your message to them after the hard feelings about the u.s. taking that unilateral action on their soil? >> i felt it was an important visit. i was there with secretary clinton. i think together we wanted to, first of all, send a message of reassurance with respect to the relationship. the relationship is a very important, complicated and difficult one. we have shared interests. certainly the focus on terrorism being at the top of the list. and we certainly talked about that. we talked about the military sharing, the intelligence sharing. but we also talked about continued economic development. mostly it was a trip that was a very, very comprehensive discussion of the difficult issues that we have and the commitment on both sides to continue to try to work on it. >> and there was so much about the death of bin laden and where that leads us in the war on terror. does it change anything in terms of plans going forward in afghanistan? if you're the family member of someone who s
you were recently in pakistan speaking to your counterparts there. what was your message to them after the hard feelings about the u.s. taking that unilateral action on their soil? >> i felt it was an important visit. i was there with secretary clinton. i think together we wanted to, first of all, send a message of reassurance with respect to the relationship. the relationship is a very important, complicated and difficult one. we have shared interests. certainly the focus on terrorism...
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flying wing than an airplane and the same kind of drone that secretly circled over that compound in pakistan where osama bin laden was killed. but the concern here, though, is that this could be a technology bonanza for the iranians, that they could try to retrieve the drone's high-tech cameras and sensors, even its stealth technology to try to develop it for themselves. but even if they can't, this episode in itself could prove to be a huge propaganda coup. >> mik, thanks. >>> a standoff between occupy washington protesters and u.s. park police ended last night when officers used a cherry picker to remove a half dozen protesters from the roof of a wooden shack. police say 31 people were arrested after they refused to dismantle that structure. >>> the last friday and cyber monday have not drained online shoppers' drives. last week shoppers spent some $6 billion online, a new record. and cyber monday turned out to be the biggest online shopping day in history with sales reaching $1.25 billion. >>> an exuberant victory for oklahoma state university's football team turned into a riot on the fie
flying wing than an airplane and the same kind of drone that secretly circled over that compound in pakistan where osama bin laden was killed. but the concern here, though, is that this could be a technology bonanza for the iranians, that they could try to retrieve the drone's high-tech cameras and sensors, even its stealth technology to try to develop it for themselves. but even if they can't, this episode in itself could prove to be a huge propaganda coup. >> mik, thanks. >>> a...
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. >>> this morning a car bomb killed 20 and wounded more than 100 at a gas station in pakistan. the attack was in a town called faisalabad which is usually a nonviolent city. >>> president obama is nominating gary locke as ambassador to china. carnival season reaches its peak today. mardi gras celebrations in new orleans and elsewhere. pafrities and parades will take over the streets in new orleans until midnight when ash wednesday signals a time of prayer for easter. >>> an oscar award at "the king's speech" when a co-producer's 15-month-old daughter posing for a picture dropped it. it suffered a barbed head, a dislodged chest plate and rushed to academy for treatment because it turns out there is an oscar hospital, so the dented statuette was replaced within minutes. >>> it is three minutes past eight. let's go back outside to matt and meredith. >> what did you say? >> i said those are big -- beads. >> yes, they are. >> very nice. >> let's go to mr. roker. another man with -- no, maybe not. >> i have already collected a huge assortment of beads and have taken them to my dressi
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this morning pakistan pulled out of a conference on afghanistan slated for december. officials say it is a boycott to protest those nato air strikes. >>> and three wealthy money managers from the posh new york suburb of greenwich, connecticut, just got a lot more money to manage. they won more than a quarter of a billion dollars on a single $1 powerball ticket. that's the largest jackpot in that state's history. they took the after tax lump sum of $103 million cash and say they are putting it to good use. they are planning to give a significant portion to charity. there are some reports that say the trust is a front for an anonymous winner who hired the men so he could keep his own identity secret. it is now 17 minutes past the hour. back to matt, savannah and al. big mystery, though, because it took almost a month to come forward. they even put billboards up in connecticut asking them to make themselves known. >> maybe because they don't need the money? >> a lot of papers say "rich get richer" with the whole occupy situation going on, not going well in some quarters.
this morning pakistan pulled out of a conference on afghanistan slated for december. officials say it is a boycott to protest those nato air strikes. >>> and three wealthy money managers from the posh new york suburb of greenwich, connecticut, just got a lot more money to manage. they won more than a quarter of a billion dollars on a single $1 powerball ticket. that's the largest jackpot in that state's history. they took the after tax lump sum of $103 million cash and say they are...